{"product_id":"redesigning-distribution-basic-income-and-stakeholder-grants-as-cornerstones-for-an-egalitarian-capitalism-paperback","title":"Redesigning Distribution: Basic Income and Stakeholder Grants as Cornerstones for an Egalitarian Capitalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Alstott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Van Parijs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume V in the acclaimed Real Utopias Project series, edited by Erik Olin Wright. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre there ways that contemporary capitalism can be rendered a dramatically more egalitarian economic system without destroying its productivity and capacity for growth? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores two proposals, unconditional basic income and stakeholder grants, that attempt just that. In a system of basic income, as elaborated by Philippe van Parijs, all citizens are given a monthly stipend sufficient to provide them with a no-frills but adequate standard of living. This monthly income is universal rather than means-tested, and it is unconditional -- receiving the basic income does not depend upon performing any labor services or satisfying other conditions. It affirms the idea that as a matter of basic rights, no one should live in poverty in an affluent society. In a system of stakeholder grants, as discussed by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott, all citizens upon reaching the age of early adulthood receive a substantial one-time lump-sum grant sufficiently large so that all young adults would be significant wealth holders. Ackerman and Alstott propose that this grant be in the vicinity of $80,000 and be financed by an annual wealth tax of roughly 2 percent. A system of stakeholder grants, they argue, \"expresses a fundamental responsibility: every American has an obligation to contribute to a fair starting point for all.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Standing\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Socio-Economic Programme of the International Labour Organisation. He directed the ILO's technical programme in Eastern Europe in the early 1990s and was an advisor to the South African government in 1995-96. He has written extensively on labour market and social policy issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eClasses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterrogating Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Class Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeepening Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Archon Fung), and \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Real Utopias\u003c\/i\u003e. For more information on Envisioning Real Utopias and the Real Utopias project, and to access book content, please visit realutopias.org (site in progress).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.18 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53212415492403,"sku":"9781844675173","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/buKeQPoJPc9781844675173.webp?v=1775682970","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/redesigning-distribution-basic-income-and-stakeholder-grants-as-cornerstones-for-an-egalitarian-capitalism-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}